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Hokie - 25 Feb 2006 22:29 GMT

I'm trying to secure a Remote Desktop Connection. The host is running xp pro
and is behind a router. I changed the listening port and i use very strong
passwords. Any tips on something else that I could do? Maybe use a VPN? but I
dont know how that works.

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Shenan Stanley - 25 Feb 2006 22:56 GMT

> I'm trying to secure a Remote Desktop Connection. The host is
> running xp pro and is behind a router. I changed the listening port
> and i use very strong passwords. Any tips on something else that I
> could do? Maybe use a VPN? but I dont know how that works.

It's fairly secure, but..

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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Sooner Al [MVP] - 27 Feb 2006 20:00 GMT

Also look at running RDP through a Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel as an
alternative to using VPN. That is what I do...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/RemoteDesktopSSH.html

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey.html

A free and simple client for file transfers only...

http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/index.php

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>> I'm trying to secure a Remote Desktop Connection. The host is
>> running xp pro and is behind a router. I changed the listening port
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> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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Hokie - 27 Feb 2006 20:49 GMT

thanks for the tips, although i'd still like to try a vpn because it doesnt
require third party software. any suggestions with a vpn?

> Also look at running RDP through a Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel as an
> alternative to using VPN. That is what I do...
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> > http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
> > http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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Sooner Al [MVP] - 27 Feb 2006 21:08 GMT

Just the URLs that Shenan pointed you to...

Remember you need to make sure both TCP Port 1723 and GRE Protocol 47
traffic is passed through any firewall you have at the server end. Some call
the latter "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through". Note the latter can be
problematic with some consumer grade routers... To test a PPTP VPN link see
this article. Look at the "PPTP Ping" and "VPN Traffic" sections...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0105.mspx

Good luck...

Now, back to my vacation...:-)

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> thanks for the tips, although i'd still like to try a vpn because it
> doesnt
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>> > http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
>> > http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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Hokie - 27 Feb 2006 20:01 GMT

Thanks for the links, i followed the instructions exactly on both computers
except i omitted the lmhost and host file changes. I keep getting:

Error 678: The remote computer did not respond

I have even tried turning off windows firewall on both machines and enabling
DMZ on the router for that computer.

P.S. I can connect to the VPN at my school so i know at least something works

Any tips?

> > I'm trying to secure a Remote Desktop Connection. The host is
> > running xp pro and is behind a router. I changed the listening port
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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